Planetside 2 Balance Pre-Beta Test List

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I'm pushing back on things a bit because I will have a long list of items. I want to limit myself to testing things we already know about, not things that might be or might not be.

Originally Posted by Shadow Blades

Does the in-game VoIP have a voice changer effect, or is it just your normal voice?

This sounds suspiciously like a feature request to me. We haven't heard any voice changers in action and neither of the competing softwares (TS or ventrilo) use voice changers. I think you're safe to answer no to that without any testing at all.

I think I remember a video where they did travel by reaver across the continent which is why I didn't put it in. I believe its the one where TotalHalibut is interviewing Higby and they have a dev playing for them. That said I'll add this one, because of it's enduring popularity.

Will tanks and other ground vehicles have 3rd person view?

I'm testing things that we know area in the game...so far we even have a statement that you're not allowed to use 3rd person for air vehicles or infantry...why would you think it's different for tanks? We certainly havent heard that from any devs or seen it in gameplay and thats what I'd be looking for in order to put it on my list.

[Fafnir]

Storm confirmed that there is no swimming yet.

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Originally Posted by GuyFawkes

My point exactly , hope they stick with it. After bfr's and the balance pass , nothing brought more detriment to the game than allowing multiple factions per server.
Especially with the whole i-pad thing. '' Oh look , my side is backs to the wall , best log in and help out '' will just change to '' who's winning , I'll jump on that side'' . It happened before and will happen again . 50% nc in morning becomes 50% tr in evening .

I'll update my line to be just figuring out what the mechanics are (block, or waiting) to switch.

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Originally Posted by Fafnir

Storm confirmed that there is no swimming yet.

Yes, but by beta when I test these?

[Redshift]

How far is the max range of a sniper rifle, as in if you fire it at a 45 degree angle does that bullet vanish or hit the ground a stupidly long way away

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Originally Posted by Redshift

How far is the max range of a sniper rifle, as in if you fire it at a 45 degree angle does that bullet vanish or hit the ground a stupidly long way away

Good one. Added.

[Pepsi]

Originally Posted by Redshift

How far is the max range of a sniper rifle, as in if you fire it at a 45 degree angle does that bullet vanish or hit the ground a stupidly long way away

Gonna see a lot of "Warp-to-warp" headshot clips.

Also besides outrunning missiles, I want to see if you can out-turn a missile.

[kaffis]

Do gunner seats in tanks ever get used? When they do, is it worth doing instead of having two separate one-man tanks?
Is the Lightning worth taking without the Skyguard turret?
Does the Sunderer make sense as a troop transport, or is the Galaxy always decidedly better?

[Satch]

I definatley hope they keep it 1 faction per server. I hate noobs who just jump on the winning side, ruins the game.

[Knightwyvern]

Margaret said on one of the E3 streams that currently there is one character per server, per account. You don't really need more, seeing as it's a F2P game.

When was it said there wouldn't be 3rd person for aircraft? I know there is not for infantry, but I've seen tons of 3rd person for ground and air vehicles, and I'm glad for it. Sometimes you need it to maneuver properly.

[Shadow Blades]

Will you be able to cook grendades(ie light the fuse and throw it so it detonates in mid-air)?

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Originally Posted by Shadow Blades

Will you be able to cook grendades(ie light the fuse and throw it so it detonates in mid-air)?

This thread is only for _checking_ mechanics you've already seen or heard confirmed.

Added: Can you avoid vision loss at night by increasing gamma?

Do gunner seats in tanks ever get used? When they do, is it worth doing instead of having two separate one-man tanks?
Is the Lightning worth taking without the Skyguard turret?
Does the Sunderer make sense as a troop transport, or is the Galaxy always decidedly better?

Refined a bit, added:

Is it better to take a tank gunner seat or bring a skyguard instead?
Is the lightning superior to faction tanks in speed, armor, or damage?
Which has more armor, sunderer, or galaxy, and which is faster?

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Can you jump out of a vehicle and get back in to break missile lock?

[Reefpirate]

Resourcesw, do you feel any limitation when you lose a base or can you stack up tons?

From what I saw in the E3 vids, there is a limit to how many resources you can hoard. It looked like ~5000 of each resource, not including Auraxium. I think this is a good idea, so that you're more dependent on a steady influx of resources instead of just saving up a whole crap-tonne.

[Kayos]

Originally Posted by Reefpirate

From what I saw in the E3 vids, there is a limit to how many resources you can hoard. It looked like ~5000 of each resource, not including Auraxium. I think this is a good idea, so that you're more dependent on a steady influx of resources instead of just saving up a whole crap-tonne.

Why shouldn't you be able to save as much as you want?